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Plain-Clothes Police Nab St Pancras Bag Thief Caught on CCTV

He pleaded guilty the next day, receiving a 36-week sentence.

Overview

  • Newly released CCTV shows the thief entering Kineya Mugimaru at St Pancras International and taking a rucksack worth about £600.
  • Plain-clothes British Transport Police monitored his movements and arrested him seconds after he left the restaurant.
  • The suspect was named as Hossein Rabah, 34, from Hackney.
  • He admitted one count of theft at Highbury Corner Magistrates' Court on January 5 and was jailed for 36 weeks.
  • Officers returned the bag to the victim, and BTP urged passengers to report suspicious behavior by texting 61016.